HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- He wears cool-looking hats and plays instruments made out of cigar boxes. Chapel Hill, N.C. slide guitar wizard Justin Johnson also writes and performs what he calls "innovative ...

When people talk about playing slide, the conversation often progresses on to open tunings, heavier strings, and a high action. It’s true that these can make things easier and, in some cases such as ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Cigar box guitars. Is there a better example of upcycling in the music world? Often pieced together out ...

A cigar box guitar you should take seriously? We think so... Best acoustic guitar for beginners 2025: Strum your first chords with our choice of beginner acoustic guitars Best electric guitars 2025: ...

Earlier this year you learned how to make a perfect wine bottle cut, now you can use it to make your own glass guitar slide that would make Robert Johnson proud. The original guitar slides weren't the ...

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The first slide guitar recording (and first instrumental blues recording) was made by Sylvester Weaver for Okeh Records (No. 8109) in 1923, the A-side being "Guitar Blues" and the B- side "Guitar Rag.

There are far too many blues innovators to mention them all but listen to Delta pioneers Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson to appreciate the roots of the genre. 13 easy drum songs every ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - World renowned blues rock slide guitar player, Eric Sardinas, returns to perform in Hawaii on October 08, 2016 at Nextdoor Cinema Lounge and Concert Hall to promote his ...